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Originally Posted by Ken Crawford
This is a 6 filter image of a very familiar object totaling over 33 hours of exposure. My goals were to show this object much differently than normal. I leveraged the narrowband data to show the different energy levels and ended up with dramatic but smooth transitions. My color mapping choices ended up pushing towards the RGB data color pallet. I used the SII with just a small color offset to show slightly different transitions from red to burnt orange. The OIII was mapped to blue instead of teal (sorry Don) as I liked how the blues mixed and became lavenders, purples, shades of magenta and burnt orange.
I also worked at the core details while still leaving the “bubble” of OIII to give the depth of field I was looking for. So you may find that it is worth the time to zoom in and look around.
Ok, now that I have explained myself to let you know this is intentional, here you go. Even if you don’t like the color pallet I think you will find the outer halo and core details interesting.
http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebulae/M27_6Filter/M27.htm
Thanks for taking the time to look,
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Well, it sure is different Ken! I don't like the pallet much but I see what you're driving at and the effect is certainly compelling. It's very smooth and the Neb extension and detail is awesome but my personal preference would be for a bit more contrast in the central region.
Cheers, Marcus